TheClinical Partner / CNA creates an environment that is customer focused and professional by providing support to the nursing team

Responsibilities:

Contributes to overall quality and safe care for patients by answering patients' calls for help, taking their vital signs, and monitoring their behavior and physical condition for progress or deterioration as measured by patient satisfaction, quality audits, direct observation.

Creates a positive patient experience by assisting patients with their activities of daily living including assisting with baths, ambulating, feeding, skin care, personal and oral hygiene and making occupied and unoccupied beds as measured by patient satisfaction quality audits and direct observation.

Contributes to exceptional patient satisfaction by establishing a compassionate environment by timely responses to patients' needs, open communication and providing emotional, psychological.

Contributes to safety and quality care by relaying information via charting and communicating to team members.

Contributes to achievement of exceptional health care by functioning as a member of the team as measured by active participation in department initiatives, unit meetings, committees and special projects

***SSM Health will implement a new minimum wage of $11 per hour throughout its four-state system which will take effect in January 2017. This job is one impacted by this increase. Learn morehere ***

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

High School or equivalent (GED).

Meets one of the following:

Certified Nursing Assistant,

Proof of completion of UAP Training Program (that meets requirements of Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services) within last 3 years,

Documented experience as nurse assistant, EMT, or surgical tech in the past 3 years,

Enrolled in nursing education program and is within 90 days of completing fundamentals of nursing course

Was nursing licensure candidate who failed state licensure in the past 3 years

Has completed nursing program outside the U.S. and is awaiting licensure examination in this country.

Requires effective oral and written communication skills to communicate with patients, staff and customers.

Required Certification – BLS

Internal Number: 17012405

About SSM Health

You’ve known us as many names throughout St. Louis, and now, we’re bringing our hospitals, doctors, home care and other services together under one name – SSM Health. With seven hospitals, 350+ physicians, more than 40 physician locations and 12,000 employees, we are part of something bigger and better. We’re connected to a wealth of resources, expertise and advance technology to help you, your family and our community live long, healthy lives.
We’ve grown and changed a lot over our 143-year history. Our name may be changing but our mission remains the same